Chuck Close

Chosen by: Colleen Laramie, Gallery Member

“Chuck Close is one of the artists that I can say I know exactly where I was when I first saw his work. Seattle. About 15 to 20 years ago.

Seeing his art just made me see in a new way. I was blown away on so many levels.

Even though this work is an old piece, it is still so powerful. Here it is, 15 or 20 years later, and I am still blown away and Chuck Close is still making me see in new ways.”

Chuck Close, Phil Manipulated, 1982. Pigment on hand-made paper. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of J. Ron and Jacqueline Longstaffe. This work is currently on display in An Autobiography of Our Collection.